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1,000 metres, Women

Date	14 – 16 February 2026
Status	Olympic
Location	Forum di Milano, Assago, Milano, Milano
Participants	32 from 14 countries
Format	Placements 1-8 based on final and B final. Deeper placements based on placements in earlier rounds, and best time skated.
Olympic Record	1:26.514 WR / Suzanne Schulting NED / 11 February 2022 / Details

Pos	Helmet Nr	Competitor	NOC	Final Round Placement	Semi-Final Placement	Quarter-Final Placement	Round One Placement	Best Time
1	2	Xandra Velzeboer	NED	1	1	1	1	1:27.816	Gold
2	14	Courtney Sarault	CAN	2	1	1	1	1:28.097	Silver
3	6	Kim Gil-Ri	KOR	3	4	2	1	1:28.614	Bronze
4	10	Arianna Fontana	ITA	4	2	1	1	1:28.166
5	18	Gong Li	CHN	5	2	3	1	1:27.788
6	9	Elisa Confortola	ITA	1	3	2	1	1:28.208
7	8	Florence Brunelle	CAN	2	3	2	2	1:27.637
8	5	Choi Min-Jeong	KOR	3	4	2	1	1:26.925
9	86	Alena Krylova	AIN	4	5	4	3	1:28.495
10	4	Hanne Desmet	BEL	–	Penalty	1	1	1:27.533
11	13	Kim Boutin	CAN	–	–	3	2	1:27.069
12	1	Kristen Santos-Griswold	USA	–	–	3	2	1:28.564
13	11	Michelle Velzeboer	NED	–	–	3	2	1:28.686
14	22	Chiara Betti	ITA	–	–	4	3	1:27.835
15	71	Diana Végi	HUN	–	–	4	3	1:28.779
16	32	Yang Jingru	CHN	–	–	4	3	1:28.838
17	38	Cloé Ollivier	FRA	–	–	5	2	1:28.603
18	80	No Do-Hui	KOR	–	–	5	2	1:30.097
19	33	Gabriela Topolska	POL	–	–	5	2	1:31.541
20	21	Zhang Chutong	CHN	–	–	Penalty	2	1:28.357
21	15	Kamila Sellier	POL	–	–	–	3	1:29.948
22	24	Natalia Maliszewska	POL	–	–	–	3	1:31.282
23	30	Mirei Nakashima	JPN	–	–	–	3	1:31.520
24	3	Corie Stoddard	USA	–	–	–	3	1:32.178
25	20	Valentina Aščić	CRO	–	–	–	4	1:27.863
26	43	Maja Somodi	HUN	–	–	–	4	1:28.661
27	25	Ami Hirai	JPN	–	–	–	4	1:29.276
28	101	Julie Letai	USA	–	–	–	4	1:30.287
29	75	Aoi Watanabe	JPN	–	–	–	4	1:30.764
30	42	Olga Tikhonova	KAZ	–	–	–	4	1:31.771
31	45	Aurélie Lévêque	FRA	–	–	–	4	1:32.394
32	83	Selma Poutsma	NED	–	–	–	4	1:53.774

Round One

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	14	Courtney Sarault	CAN	1:28.178	Q
2	38	Cloé Ollivier	FRA	1:28.603	Q
3	71	Diana Végi	HUN	1:28.779	q
4	25	Ami Hirai	JPN	1:29.276

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Hanne Desmet	BEL	1:29.661	Q
2	80	No Do-Hui	KOR	1:30.097	Q
3	24	Natalia Maliszewska	POL	1:31.282
4	45	Aurélie Lévêque	FRA	1:32.394

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	18	Gong Li	CHN	1:27.788	Q
2	33	Gabriela Topolska	POL	1:31.999	Q
3	3	Corie Stoddard	USA	1:32.178
4	83	Selma Poutsma	NED	1:53.774

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	2	Xandra Velzeboer	NED	1:27.816	Q
2	21	Zhang Chutong	CHN	1:28.357	Q
3	86	Alena Krylova	AIN	1:28.495	q
4	43	Maja Somodi	HUN	1:28.661

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	5	Choi Min-Jeong	KOR	1:26.925	Q
2	13	Kim Boutin	CAN	1:27.069	Q
3	22	Chiara Betti	ITA	1:27.835	q
4	20	Valentina Aščić	CRO	1:27.863

Heat #6

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	9	Elisa Confortola	ITA	1:28.300	Q
2	1	Kristen Santos-Griswold	USA	1:28.564	Q
3	32	Yang Jingru	CHN	1:28.977	q
4	75	Aoi Watanabe	JPN	1:30.764

Heat #7

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	10	Arianna Fontana	ITA	1:30.638	Q
2	8	Florence Brunelle	CAN	1:30.734	Q
3	30	Mirei Nakashima	JPN	1:31.520
4	42	Olga Tikhonova	KAZ	1:31.771

Heat #8

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	6	Kim Gil-Ri	KOR	1:29.656	Q
2	11	Michelle Velzeboer	NED	1:29.730	Q
3	15	Kamila Sellier	POL	1:29.948
4	101	Julie Letai	USA	1:30.287

Quarter-Finals

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	10	Arianna Fontana	ITA	1:28.613	Q
2	5	Choi Min-Jeong	KOR	1:28.752	Q
3	13	Kim Boutin	CAN	1:28.907
4	22	Chiara Betti	ITA	1:29.065
5	33	Gabriela Topolska	POL	1:31.541

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Hanne Desmet	BEL	1:27.533	Q
2	8	Florence Brunelle	CAN	1:27.637	Q
3	18	Gong Li	CHN	1:28.147	q
4	86	Alena Krylova	AIN	2:31.857	Advanced
DQ	21	Zhang Chutong	CHN	–	Penalty

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	2	Xandra Velzeboer	NED	1:28.986	Q
2	6	Kim Gil-Ri	KOR	1:29.068	Q
3	1	Kristen Santos-Griswold	USA	1:29.102
4	71	Diana Végi	HUN	1:29.976
5	80	No Do-Hui	KOR	1:32.174

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	14	Courtney Sarault	CAN	1:28.592	Q
2	9	Elisa Confortola	ITA	1:28.659	Q
3	11	Michelle Velzeboer	NED	1:28.686
4	32	Yang Jingru	CHN	1:28.838
5	38	Cloé Ollivier	FRA	1:28.964

Semi-Finals

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	2	Xandra Velzeboer	NED	1:29.514	Q
2	18	Gong Li	CHN	1:29.737	Q
3	8	Florence Brunelle	CAN	1:29.903
4	6	Kim Gil-Ri	KOR	2:01.422	Advanced
DQ	4	Hanne Desmet	BEL	–	Penalty

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	14	Courtney Sarault	CAN	1:28.097	Q
2	10	Arianna Fontana	ITA	1:28.166	Q
3	9	Elisa Confortola	ITA	1:28.208
4	5	Choi Min-Jeong	KOR	1:28.407
5	86	Alena Krylova	AIN	2:10.169

Final Round

Final B

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	9	Elisa Confortola	ITA	1:31.099
2	8	Florence Brunelle	CAN	1:31.134
3	5	Choi Min-Jeong	KOR	1:31.208
4	86	Alena Krylova	AIN	1:31.702

Final A

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	2	Xandra Velzeboer	NED	1:28.437
2	14	Courtney Sarault	CAN	1:28.523
3	6	Kim Gil-Ri	KOR	1:28.614
4	10	Arianna Fontana	ITA	1:28.745
5	18	Gong Li	CHN	1:29.392